Satellite News

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34; Date: 20 August 2015, 2034 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. Arianespace’s workhorse vehicle deployed Eutelsat 8 West B and Intelsat 34 into geostationary transfer orbit, delivering a total payload performance estimated at 9,922 kg – which included the two satellites and Ariane 5’s dual-payload deployment system.

Argentina’s ARSAT-2 telecommunications satellite has landed in French Guiana for Arianespace’s September Ariane 5 mission.

ASTROSAT, India’s first astronomical satellite aimed at studying distant celestial objects, has been transported to the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh for expected launch in September.

Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed delivery of a green propellant propulsion subsystem that will be used to test a non-toxic fuel on NASA’s future spacecraft, the Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM).

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems said it continues to expand its Space Technologies product line, by growing its capability in solar array design, production and verification.